Yes it has happened recently When the NIOS declared the October exam result recently few of the students were declared failed after passing in all the five subjects. The reason mentioned by the students the outcome to the sudden reclassification of two academic subjects—Data Entry Operations and Entrepreneurship—under the vocational category for secondary-level students, leading to significant confusion.
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The prospectus when released had the mention of these two subjects Data Entry Operation and Entrepreneurship mandatory. But parents and students said that they were not aware of this change. It may be that these students must have ignored the mention.
As the practice is this that students must pass four academic subjects and one vocational subject to be declared successful in the NIOS board examinations. Since Data Entry Operations and Entrepreneurship are now categorised as vocational subjects, several students did not meet the requirement of four academic subjects and were consequently marked as having failed the examination.
The educational coordinator said these submit the assignment for these subjects.Students were required to submit assignments for these subjects, a requirement typically associated with academic subjects rather than vocational ones. This made them think they were attempting academic subjects.”
Looking at the concerned raised by the students and their students NIOS will try to resolve the issue..
